Vortex Metals increased its private placement from C$1 million to C$1.4 million after investor demand. It has raised C$485,500 and plans to close the remaining C$914,500 by October 24. Proceeds will support exploration in Chile and Mexico, corporate development, and working capital.
Kootenay Silver reports new Lupe Vein intercepts at its Columba project in Chihuahua, including 94 g/t silver over 84.45 metres and 209 g/t over 8.3 metres. Lupe has been traced for roughly 520 metres along strike and 450 metres vertically and remains open. More than 30,000 metres of the planned 60,000-metre program are complete.
Minaurum has rehabilitated more than 600 metres of the historic Promontorio mine’s main haulage level and gained access to its 55-metre-deep Balvanera shaft at the Alamos project in Sonora. Preliminary underground channel samples include 0.30 metres grading 4,142 g/t silver equivalent. The access enables further mapping and sampling of the vein system.
Chesapeake Gold reports that tests of its heap oxidation process at Metates, Durango, achieved 70% gold and 61% silver recovery from the main intrusive domain in 90 days, versus 240 days in earlier testing. It is evaluating further improvements for a planned prefeasibility study and testing the process on six third-party projects.
Mammoth Resources has collected a 200 kg metallurgical sample from the Carneritos area of its Tenoriba gold-silver project in Chihuahua. The sample will undergo vat and column leach testing at the Universidad de Sonora to assess recovery options for potential small-scale production. The company also reviewed drill core, site access and plans to renew surface access agreements.
GoGold reports that construction at Los Ricos South in Jalisco remains on schedule for first silver production in the second quarter of 2028. More than 150 contractors are on site, plant design is 90% complete, and all long lead equipment has been ordered. The company says the project is fully funded.
Endeavour Silver has taken the primary ball mill at its Guanaceví mine offline for repairs expected to take about three weeks. During that period, processing capacity will fall from approximately 1,100 to 600 tonnes per day. Mining will continue uninterrupted, and replacement parts are already on site.
Advance Metals reports further silver and base metal mineralization at its Gavilanes project in Durango. Hole GV-26-008 returned 4.6 metres grading 945 g/t silver, including 1 metre at 4,120 g/t silver. A deeper interval yielded 12 metres grading 3.8% zinc and 3.7% lead, extending the mineralized system below earlier drilling.
Antimony Resources commenced ASX trading under ticker ANT following its name change from EV Resources. At the Tecomatlán antimony processing plant in Mexico, crushing for the proof-of-concept campaign is underway, with material being stockpiled ahead of grinding and flotation as the company advances toward full commissioning.
Apollo Silver disputes reports that Ejido Benito Juárez voted to reaffirm its 2012 mining moratorium. The company says the September 20 assembly was adjourned for lack of quorum, leaving the proposed lifting of the moratorium and access agreement for its Cinco de Mayo project undecided. Apollo expects the ejido to reconvene, likely in October.
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